Saturday, August 21, 2010

{The Oregon Rite of Passage}:rituals marking the transitional phase into a tribe or social group. An event in a person's life indicative of a transition from one stage to another

Bet you didn't know that there is an "UN-official" rite of passage when you move to Oregon

Here's my version

#1: RECYCLING!There is no getting around this here! EVERYONE does it! Bins bins bins! Bins for Compost, Bins for Cans(soup not pop) Bins for Cans (Pop not soup) Bins for plastic, Bins for Glass (clear) Bins for Glass (Color) and then the smallest Bins of all....bins for trash (which I still haven't mastered! Whats left to actually throw away?) But I did it! I recycled! Took my BIG ol' bag of plastic bottles and cans(pop not soup) and headed to Walmart where there are machines that count your "goods" and print cash vouchers to redeem inside! It was Fab! Two full "trash" bags in and a whopping $3.85 out!

(recycling pics are from google)

#2: The COAST!Ahhhh the "beach" you say.... Envision hot sand, warm water, beach towels and sun screen..... NOPE this is the COAST! Its amazing! But not one ounce of warm sunshine to be seen! Foggy drizzle, chilly wind, huge waves, wet sand.....We enjoyed every minute of it and craved more when we left! The "Aunts", their kids, Bryn and I went for three glorious days of R&R! We wore sweat shirts and walked in the wet cold sand, laid on the warm rocks, and saw the sights! oh and had a heavenly "crab-melt" sandwich at the Chowder Bowl in Depot Bay.ps...Aunt Mary does the BEST rendition of Weezer's "Beverly Hills" (I know, I know, I was a bit surprised my self!)

(more Coast Pics when I figure out how to upload my camera to the macbook)

#3: CANNING!Oh the childhood memories! I can remember each and everyone of my Aunts in the kitchen with my Mom canning and freezing berries, jams, veggies, and sauces! YUM! Tonight Aunt Barbara continued my rite of passage in becoming an Oregonian, with a warm batch of Blackberry Jam! We just had to walked down the road a few yards to pick the berries! They grow EVERYWHERE in Oregon! Even in the medians of the highways! We topped off our picking bowls in the backyard and headed in to learn.

First you rinseThen you squashAfter that you dowse it with sugarAdd a little pectinPour the sticky goodness into jarsThen the best part...lick the leftovers from the spoon and pan!

It was so delicious! "A Good Batch"

Three Oregon rituals down....Stay tuned as We continue our:{Oregon Rite of Passage}

it's all in the name....

how did my amazing sister come up with a name for my blog ..... well....my sisters call me "holly doll" and when brynley was born, her cousin caden absolutely loved her but for the life of him could not say her name. he would bring her stuff, and call for her but it always came out "see bernie" or "bernie, where are you?" ....poor girl ...it stuck! Hence the title of this blog..."Bernie & Doll" i didn't put cory's name in the title of my blog but he is still very much a part of our happy family :)

Princess B

Meet the LOVE of my Life...

CORY ...Our love story began in July of 2001, and we made it a FOREVER love in June 2002 when we got married in American Fork UT....this picture is from that day.....this man holds my heart....sigh....